Advanced Placement Credit - School of Theater, Film and Television

For Majors in the School of Theater, Film and Television

Credit awarded by UCLA as a result of AP exams is subject to change without notice. Course descriptions for each AP subject are reviewed by UCLA on a yearly basis.

AP exams, IB exams and college courses taken before or after enrolling at UCLA may be duplicative. In these cases, we will award credit for only one.

AP units may be applied toward graduation. They won’t count against the allowable unit maximum for the Bachelor's degree. 

AP credit does not satisfy General Education requirements.

Key for Requirement Codes
CodeDefinition
AHsatisfies American History and Institutions requirement
EWsatisfies Entry Level Writing requirement
FLsatisfies Foreign Language requirement
NoGEno application towards General Education
W1satisfies English Composition Writing 1 requirement

UCLA Credit Awarded for AP Exams

Art
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Art History3–5ART HISArt History8.0NoGE
Studio Art (8 unit max for all 3 exams)     
   Drawing Portfolio3–5ARTArt Studio8.0NoGE
   2-D Design Portfolio3–5ARTArt Studio8.0NoGE
   3-D Design Portfolio3–5ARTArt Studio8.0NoGE
Biology
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Biology3–5LIFE SCIUnassigned8.0NoGE
Chemistry
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Chemistry3CHEMIntroductory8.0NoGE
 4–5CHEMGeneral8.0NoGE
Chinese
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Chinese Language and Culture3–5CHINElementary Chinese8.0FL
Computer Science (8 unit max for both the A and AB exams)
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Computer Science A (units offered may vary)3–5COM SCIUnassigned8.0 
Computer Science AB3–5COM SCIUnassigned4.0NoGE
Computer Science Principles3–5COM SCIComputer Science Principles8.0NoGE
Economics
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Macroeconomics     
If taken prior to
May 2021
3ECONUnassigned4.0 
 4–5ECON24.0 
If taken May 2021 or after3–4ECONUnassigned4.0 
 5ECON24.0 
Microeconomics     
If taken prior to
May 2021
3ECONUnassigned4.0 
 4–5ECON14.0 
If taken May 2021 or after3–4ECONUnassigned4.0 
 5ECON14.0 
English (8 unit max for both exams)
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Language/Composition3ENGLUnassigned8.0EW
 4ENGCOMP38.0EW, W1
 5ENGCOMP38.0EW, W1
Literature/Composition3ENGLUnassigned8.0EW
 4ENGCOMP38.0EW, W1
 5ENGCOMP38.0EW, W1
Environmental Science
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Environmental Science3–5GEOGEnviron Science4.0NoGE
French
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
French Language and Culture3FRNCH48.0FL
 4FRNCH58.0FL
 5FRNCH68.0FL
French Literature3–5FRNCHLiterature8.0NoGE
German
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
German Language and Culture3GERMAN38.0FL
 4GERMAN48.0FL
 5GERMAN58.0FL
Government and Politics
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Comparative3–5POL SCIComparative4.0NoGE
US3–5POL SCIUnited States4.0AH
History
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
African American Studies3–5HISTUnited States4.0 
European3–5HISTEuropean8.0NoGE
US3–5HISTUnited States8.0AH
World3–5HISTWorld8.0NoGE
Human Geography
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Human Geography3–5GEOGHuman Geography4.0NoGE
Italian
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Italian Language and Culture3ITALIAN38.0FL
 4ITALIAN48.0FL
 5ITALIAN68.0FL
Japanese
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Japanese Language and Culture3–5JAPANElementary Japanese8.0FL
Latin
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Latin3LATIN14.0NoGE
 4–5LATIN34.0FL
Mathematics (8 unit max for both exams)
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Calculus AB/AB subscore of BC exam3–4MATHCalculus4.0NoGE
 5MATH31A4.0NoGE
Calculus BC3MATHCalculus8.0NoGE
 4MATH31A/Calculus8.0NoGE
 5MATH31A and 31B8.0NoGE
Music Theory
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Music Theory3–5MUSICTheory8.0NoGE
Physics (8 unit max for all physics exams)
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Physics 13–5PHYSICSGeneral8.0NoGE
Physics 23–5PHYSICSGeneral8.0NoGE
Physics B3–5PHYSICSGeneral B8.0NoGE
Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism3–5PHYSICSGeneral C4.0NoGE
Physics C: Mechanics3–5PHYSICSGeneral C4.0NoGE
Psychology
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Psychology3PSYCHUnassigned4.0NoGE
 4–5PSYCH104.0NoGE
Spanish
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Spanish Language and Cultures3SPAN38.0FL
 4SPAN48.0FL
 5SPAN58.0FL
Spanish Literature and Cultures3–5SPANLiterature8.0NoGE
Statistics
AP Exam NameAP ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Statistics3–5STATSUnassigned4.0NoGE
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